Nice People 12: Nice in Nice

Spirit_2

michaels wrote: »

I struggle to see what I have done wrong.

It was not personal..it is as others describe..it epitomises a disconnect we have between work and opportunity, and the promotes the gambling/squandering of the needs of the next generation to satisfy the greed of this one. That is not 'you' it is 'us'.

I feel the post war generation had better ethics.

I am a beneficiary of a now too generous public sector pension scheme..but I took it at a time when I traded a higher cash package for a safer mix of benefits..and keep cars forever then ebay them if I must (I have had one car for 30 years).

No justification required, I can only imagine the challenge of repeating your parents 'property achievements' and know you do not like the usual earning an income model currently bogging a few of us down.

This is just a challenge in the spirit of the board.

Generali

michaels wrote: »

Spirit I hope your pension investments are going up in value and that each time you trade in your car and get a new one you get the best price on the old one.

I tried to turn one house into two, the planners didn't want this due to nimby protests despite this having been done on an identical (slightly smaller plot) within quarter of a mile. During that time the price of the asset has risen. I struggle to see what I have done wrong.

The price is simply the price. There is no morality to it unless you have a monopoly andso can set price.

lemonjelly

lostinrates wrote: »

I used to hate DH snoring and , um, trained him not too. . Now I've started and he won't return the favour because he thinks its 'sweet' :eek: That said on the very rare occasion DH snores now I do kinda like it but I think that's entering the world of sickeningly lovey dovey.

Is it possible to train someone not to snore?

lemonjelly

PasturesNew wrote: »

Well, it's a combination of me being small (so my clothes are small) and not having many big/heavy clothes .... and, generally, round the house, just wearing a T shirt/thong most days. I only "get dressed" to go out. So, overall, not much washing to be done

I also don't have any grubby or sweaty hobbies - no sports kit, for example.

Can't believe michaels hasn't picked up on this. Perhaps he sniggered himself out yesterday?:D

lostinrates

lemonjelly wrote: »

Is it possible to train someone not to snore?

I didn't know if it was when I started. It wasn't one hundred percent effective, more like hmmm, maybe......, maybe, 96 percent? Not sure exactly.

I really wish he'd try with me.:o:o:o I've told him how but he won't. He says I don't do it often, but....hm, I wake up with a dry, yucky mouth sometimes.

Neither of us care to try with the critters, its cute when they do it. Relaxing.

ukmaggie45

Broadband speed test...

Earlier today:

Download 29.50 Mbps

Upload 2.38 Mbps

Now:

Download 33.47 Mbps

Upload 3.53 Mbps

This is using wireless, OH has the wire plugged into his computer as it doesn't have the wireless capability. Might nick it sometime and try the test again.

Virgin is our ISP.

lemonjelly

Generali wrote: »

I'm still so bloody tired after the treatment. Yesterday I had to go for a 40 minute snooze at work in the sick room. Today I thought I was going to fall asleep at my desk. This is driving me bananas.

It takes a while fella. It's a gradual thing, so weirdly, you won't notice it, but others will.
I suspect you're generally not the most patient (don't mean that in a bad way), so you're feeling frustrated by the restrictions your body is imposing on you. Imagine a cyclist breaking a leg in a tour race. Once the leg/bone has healed, he/she wouldn't go straight back into a race, but would train & build themselves back up. You need to do similar.
With the radio, there's little visible, so you fall into the trap that all others will - nothings changed, so why can't you just do the stuff you've always done?
radio is a fairly big thing. However you will be getting stronger each day. In 2 weeks, you'll notice that your stamina will have improved. Instead of hitting the wall at 2pm, it'll be 3pm.

You'll get there matey.:)

lostinrates wrote: »

I decided to take yesterday and today 'off' to sleep. I woke up yesterday afternoon but stayed lying down, today I just felt like getting up a couple of hours ago. :j. I'm just going to pootle, not do anything. But a lot of my swelling on head and extremities has gone down, so I feel it was probably right time to get up.

I want to pop out tomorrow morning. I have a dog/ house sitter coming in this week so want to make a nice meal for them and stuff and I want to fill up with petrol. Then I'll nap tomorrow.

These things those of us used to fatigue are sort of second nature, the planning to reduce impact, but for Gen, he won't think of himself , and shouldn't, as so depleted. He just needs a bloody decent holiday, a restful one. Where Activity is possible but not mandatory, so , like me today, he can get up IF he feels like it! and gradually do stuff! and start to pick up fitness again while relaxed during a decent break.

Good stuff LIR. Gen, what she said. You need to chill, winston.

lemonjelly

Wheezy wrote: »

We've been with Scottish Power for some years now. Hopped from fix to fix and I was reasonably happy with them. Competitive prices, online account, no standing charge, correctly set direct debit...etc...

But earlier this year it all went tits up, they raised my direct debit for no reason while I was still comfortably in credit (and right before summer!), you just can't get hold of anyone on the phone, let alone online.
Then managed to get a refund, but they applied it double debit on the online account, other random debits appear...it's a complete and utter mess.

When my fix is up in November, I'm off.
I don't mind paying a bit more, I just have no patience for this.

If you or any other NP has a suggestion, I'd love to hear it.

I'm with Ovo on a dual fuel thing. All good so far.:)

Generali wrote: »

Take off the back and get a vacum cleaner in there.

Whoa! Sure I heard somewhere that will fry mother boards or something. That's ok for cd players, but not pcs or laptops.

GDB2222 wrote: »

That's pretty impressive, only four of you. I tried to imagine a USP like that. There's a taxi firm near us where all the drivers are women. That is very popular for picking up single women at night and doing the school run.

Perhaps you paint your tractor units pink? Nah, I don't think so. What can it be?

Someone does:
http://www.robinsonsofworcester.com/gallery.php?&dx=1&ob=3&rpn=about

GDB2222

zagubov

lemonjelly wrote: »

I'm with Ovo on a dual fuel thing. All good so far.:)


Whoa! Sure I heard somewhere that will fry mother boards or something. That's ok for cd players, but not pcs or laptops.


Someone does:
http://www.robinsonsofworcester.com/gallery.php?&dx=1&ob=3&rpn=about

I think some vacuum cleaners generate a lot of static that could really mess things up badly. Having said that I've earthed a vacuum cleaner and swept the inside of at least one computer (a tower) from a short distance away and found absolutely tons of dust and fluff comes out. Their fans suck it in all the time. Not sure a laptop could take it.